Despite their 3-2 series-win against Sri Lanka [Images], India has dropped to fifth place in the ICC [Images] ODI Championship table, released on Saturday.

England [Images] replaced India at the fourth place and has second position within touching distance after winning three consecutive matches against South Africa [Images] in the home series.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni's [Images] side had started in fourth place on 112 ratings points and finished the series in fifth place at 113.

India's defeat by 112 runs by the Duckworth-Lewis Method in the fifth and final ODI however did not cost it any place after England comfortably won its third match of the five-match series by 126 runs at The Oval.

Had India won the series 4-1, it would have risen to 115 ratings points as compared to Sri Lanka's 104.

If England manages to complete a series sweep against South Africa, it would jump to second place on 118 ratings points while South Africa would be on equal points with New Zealand [Images] but behind the Black Caps when the ratings are calculated beyond the decimal point.

If England wins the series 4-1 it will sit just behind India by a fraction of a point. In that case, South Africa will retain second place on the table but will have slipped to 119 points after starting the series on 128.